Infection control 'undercover': A patient experience

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-191

  Dancer, S J ^a  

^a HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NURSE ATTITUDE;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84857139025     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.003     Document Type: Note

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